Qatar Sports Club new Head Coach Sebastião Lazaroni has decided to play a friendly game versus Al Shamal next Tuesday as part of the team’s preparations for the Round 9 fixture against Al Rayyan on November 22.

The team is currently holding a training camp at the Retaj Hotel for three days, with morning and evening training sessions in order to elevate the players’ fitness for the up-coming Qatar Stars League fixtures.

The team is missing the services of their key striker Mohsen Iajour who has joined his country’s national team. Also missing is defender Ismail Belmaalem and striker Abdullah Dayyani (due to injury).